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Sonic Demons @ LSG with John Shiurba

Played a cool duo guitar interpretation of Sonic Demons with John Shiurba on thursday in SF. As is often the case, Michael Zelner captured it nicely.

Caterina

This is one of the most powerful pieces of music I have ever recorded.  It was featured in the finale of the experimental film, ‘Nightsoil‘ by the Overdub Club. Together they make for some very compelling art. Listen on a good stereo or headphones and listen to it loud.
LM – guitars and bassJenya Chernoff [...]

Sonic Demons set @ The Luggage Store Gallery, SF 4.22.10

 
 
Sonic Demons LSG, SF 4.22.10
Myself and Suki O’Kane taking on a live version of Sonic Demons, which was released last year on Edgetone Records

Breakthrough

 
Sometimes one simply takes on too much in an effort to be constructively busy. And sometimes one simply doesn’t have enough time (or mismanages it) to work on priorities. This is how I was feeling last week after two shows where it felt like I wasn’t at my best.
The recent Sonic Demons Pt I group [...]

New York this weekend and San Francisco April 14-30

Gigs, gigs and more gigs!
I’ve relocated to New York City (Brooklyn), loving it and hit the ground running with cools gigs this weekend. Shortly thereafter, I will leave for San Francisco for gigs and recording sessions with The Bodice Rippers, Joe Rut, Dylan Champagne and my own Sonic Demons mayhem. AND I finally get to [...]

In Love with Life, Music, New York

I am living back in NYC (Brooklyn more specifically) and loving it. Already played a few gigs and the reunited Prehistoric Horse shall be playing this Friday at the Cafe Orwell Friday Night Super Coda Music Series.
The last few weeks in SF were a whirlwind of activity, with lots of gigs including The Bodice Rippers [...]

Where are the faces?

My time as director and curator of the creative music series The Ivy Room Experimental & Improv Hootenanny in Albany CA is soon coming to a close as I am moving (back) to NYC. The reins have been placed in the capable hands of veteran local musicians Suki O’Kane and Alan Korn. They are sure [...]

Pearl Harbor and John Lennon

Tonight is a special show. My first conducted composition for large ensemble. It’s big. It’s beautiful. Piece to Celebrate the Proximity of Pearl Harbor Day and the Death of John Lennon on the only date it can happen – Mon Dec 7 @ The Makeout Room in San Francisco. Rehearsal last night was very productive, [...]

half-time

I’ve been crazy busy with music goings on… Just finished a great tracking session with The Bodice Rippers at New Improved Recording in Oakland with the wonderful Eli Crews at the board, and I am doing some more tracking for my next instrumentals release with Wil Hendricks and Pat Spurgeon in a few hours…aaaah!
However, the [...]

Honky Tonk Night Time Man

Played a fun show at this past saturday night at a Harley Davidson/Waylon Jennings/Slayer/San Jose Sharks fan/dive bar in Pacifica, CA with Reid Johnston’s tongue-in-cheek country rock project, The Ray Johnson Band. With CD covers like Gone (pictured left), patriotic tunes with sing along choruses like ‘Lets take one in the ass for America!’, good [...]